Bill, you obviously don't live in Detroit so maybe you don't see the headlines from this area. The headlines where everyday people are getting laid off by the bunches andtheir homes are being foreclosed on. People in this area love their hockey team, but sometimes you need to focus on priorities like keeping your house or feeding your kids..not going to a hockey game.

Dean - Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota...to name a few

Nik, this has nothing to do with the Red Wings being a model franchise but more about the struggling auto industry. It's no coincidence that GM and Ford recently reported huge third quarter losses and many jobs may be impacted. Also, these prices are only for December and January when people have less disposable income before and after the holidays. Don't you think they would charge the full amount for tickets if they were at full capacity? Instead of having a few hundred empty seats, it makes perfect sense to fill those seats with cheap tickets and generate more revenue from concessions.

Bill, it's people like you that make this world a worse place.

hey, i just tell it like it is. dont blame the economy for detriots problems. most of the league is seeing increased attendance. the auto industry has done this mess to themselves and have no one else to blame, the team still shouldnt be having to sell $9 tickets with the metro size and tradition of detroit hockey. i dont want to see anyone lose their jobs. i was just stating that the wages they pay have made the product to expensive to compete. everybody outside the area has seen that for years. a bailout will not solve the problems.